Stand for support for spare wheels, tires, and the like.



'0. G. & G. T. HILTON &. T. MAIN.

STAND 0R SUPPORT FOR SPARE WHEELS, TIRES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11. 1909.

1,071,553. Patented Aug. 26. 1913.

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UNITED smi es PATENT OFFICE.

cHAnLEs GRANT HILTON AND GEORGE-TOM HILTON, or RUGBY. AND THOMAS MAIN,

or LbUGHDoRoUGn, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOBS 'ro BOT-AX MOTOR AND CYCLE COM- rANY, or LoND'oN, ENGLAND.

STAND on sorronr FOB SPARE WHEELS, Tin-Es, AND THELIKE.

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Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

Application filed November 11, 1909. Serial No. 527,551.

To all *wlwm it may concern Be it known that we, CHARLES GRANT Humor: and GEORGE To): Hnxrom of 4;, 5, and 6 North street, Rugby, in the county of VillWlCk, England, and THOMAS MAIN, of Loughborough, in thecounty of Leicester, England, all subjects of the King of Great- Britain, have invented a Stand or Support for Spare \Vhcels, Tires, and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This'inventioii comprises a newer llllr proved stand or support. for spare wheels. tires, and the like for use in connection with automobiles and other vehicles. and the object of the invention is to provide an adj ustable means which .will firmly hold the. tire or wheel without the use of straps and the like, being readily adaptable to the various articles to be dealt with.

According to this invention a fulcrumed member or members are provided to co-act with a fixed standard or with each other in such a'manncr that the article when in position is partially or wholly encircled or su'rrolmdcd thcrcby,'thc gravital effect of the supported article being utilized to obtain an automatic gripping action whereby the security devices are operated to firmly and securely support and retain the wheel or other article in position.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a stand or support constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a part sectional end view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of a modified form of security device. Fig. 4 is a plan of a stand adapted to support two tires or wheels.

In an embodiment of this invention such as illustrated by the drawings. the dual members A are each provided with a hollow boss at interjacent their. ends, and passing through each boss a is a pin 9 by which the members A are pivoted or articulated to brackets B bolted or otherwise secured to the foot board I)" or other convenient portion of the vehicle, the configuration of each member approximating to thatof the tire periphery and being preferably quadrantal. The places-0f articulation a maybe near the members.

article in position.

the lower extremities a of the members A and for the purpose of preventing transverse movement of the supported article 7 appropriate means such as semi-circular or arcuatc bodies a are provided, such bodies being conveniently disposed at 'or near theends of For cheapncss of manufacturc such curved bodies (1 may be cast or made integral with the pivoted members A. or they may be tubular or separate therefrom and in the latter case we prefer to build the bodies from. two sections (2.1], which are suitably curved and secured to the members by a bolt 0 or its equivalent passing through all three portions. such a method shown by Fig. 3 allowing of adjustment by swiveling the sections on the bolt to suit the various sizes or sections of tires,

the sections 0. (7, during such adjustment,-

turning on the bolt 0 until they are brought into proper fixed relation with the tire. A number of wheels or tires may be carried by the one apparatus, such an adaptation being shown by Fig. ,4 in which a central distance projection 71 is provided in addition to the outer ones h, 7L

In operation, the tire or wheel. is placed on the lower portions (1* of the members A and by reason of the pivotal conncctions'the upper port-ionsof these members are caused to swing inwardly until their motion is arrested by contacting with the tire, the resultant pressure serving to securely hold the To prevent the members A rattling at their place of articulation. an anti-rattling means such 'as a spring f engaging the pin 9 and boss (1, may be used.

It will be readily understood that by suitably positioning the brackets supporting the comprising two oppositely arranged pivoted members, each consisting of a short arm below the pivot: ande; long arm abovefthe pivot, each provh ied with) a pair .of fingers.

vIn witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence of-two witnesses. 10 CHARLES GRANT HILTON.

GEORGE. TOM HILTON. THOMAS MAIN. Witnesses:

WALTER H. G. BARTLOW, WILLIAM A. DAVIS. 

